AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940A

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and NVIDIA GeForce 940A videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R9 M385

NVIDIA GeForce 940A

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3.1x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 244 vs 214
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 1107

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 13 March 2015
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	244 vs 214
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061 vs 1107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940A

Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3615 vs 3002
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3615 vs 3002
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3322
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3322

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1029 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3615 vs 3002
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3615 vs 3002
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3322

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940A

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3002

3615

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3002

3615

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3361

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3361

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

244

214

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2061

1107

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M385	NVIDIA GeForce 940A
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3002	3615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3002	3615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322	3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322	3361
PassMark - G2D Mark	244	214
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061	1107

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M385	NVIDIA GeForce 940A
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Maxwell
Code name	Strato	GM108
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	13 March 2015
Place in performance rating	722	723
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1029 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	863.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s	17.98 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million
Pipelines		384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		33 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB / s	16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore